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Youth sports for the week ending Feb. 3

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Emily Carmona and Ludovic de Bryun of the Marin Waves Track Club had big days at the Los Gatos Winter All-Comer Track & Field Meet on Saturday, January 26th. Emily Carmona (9) finished 1st for the Waves in two events with personal bests in the 800 meters (2:48.19) and 400 meters (1:16.36). Lodovic de Bryun (13) also had a stellar day finishing first in the 800 meters (2:43.1), the long jump (12’2″), and the 400 meters (1:10.68). Nicole Bissey (14) performed strong in the 400 meters (1:06.4), while Nick Harris (14) had strong 400 (1:00.4) and 200 (27.56) meter races.

The Central Marin Soccer Club has two teams in the NorCal Premier State Cup Championship games on February 16th in Woodland, Ca. This is a major accomplishment for the local soccer club made up of players from throughout the Central Marin Area;

Central Marin Soccer Club’s Under 12 Premier Boys team advanced to the championship game of the Northern California State Cup with victories over top ranked teams Placer United and Santa Rosa Athletico. The tournament will culminate with the championship game on February 16th in Woodland where Central Marin will face Inter Rage Soccer Academy of Sacramento. Strikers Colin Henderson, Diego Sorto, Anthony Mendoza, Taylor Dixon, and midfielders Brian Dardon, Luke Elders, Jordan Mazariegos, and Miguel Sanchez powered the offense. Defenders Gaspard Nagal-Hauzy, Kami Jamasbi, Cooper Lopez, Phillip Hauser, Breiner Rodas, Edwin Zacarias and goal keeper Scott Pyle anchored the defense. Along with their success at State Cup, head coach Craig Breslin and assistant coach John Barnes led the team to perfect 10-0-0 record in the NorCal District 5 (North Bay) league where they scored fifty goals while conceding just eight. Coach Breslin commented that “success is not given in the game of soccer, it is earned. These boys earned their success throughout the season with lots of hard work and unselfish play. I’m proud of each and every one of them.”

The Central Marin Arsenal U13 Premier Boys will face San Juan United in their State Cup Final. The Arsenal had two tough games to reach the final:

In the quarter finals, though the final score makes the game look like a blow out, for 60 of the 70 minutes, the game was very closely contested. Central Marin got on the board first in the opening 15 minutes with a great one touch flick by Aaron Schten from a cross. The game went back and forth the rest of the 1st half with Ben Fries making a couple of huge saves in the goal. In the second half Stefan Jung scored on a great individual goal to give Central Marin a 2-0 lead. The Lobos scored quickly thereafter to make a game of it at 2-1. The game went back and forth until David Luis put the game out of reach with his first goal of the day with a bomb from 25 yards out. From then on the midfield trio of Devon Breslin, Aaron Schten and David Luis did a great job holding possession of the ball and Stefan Jung and Luis added two late goals to complete the scoring.

In the Semi final Arsenal took on Los Gatos United which was coming off of a 4-0 win in their quarterfinal over the defending State Cup champion, so they were playing well and were filled with confidence. The game was very physical and hotly contested and the first half ended 0-0 with each team having a couple of chances. In the second half Miguel Maldonado beat his man down the right flank and drew a foul just outside the corner of the box. Osbaldo Zacarias served the ball into the box and Stefan Jung got on the end of it to make it 1-0 Central Marin. Later on in the half Jung got loose again and beat the keeper from 22 yards out to make it 2-0. Though Los Gatos scored a goal with under 3 minutes left the back line of Jorge Aldana, Munir Kabbara, Fernando Vaca, Joe Archer and Osbaldo Zacarias made it difficult on the Los Gatos attack, only allowing a total of 5 shots on goal through the entire 70 minutes.

Central Marin’s Director of Coaching Steven Sosa attributes much of the teams’ success to the quality coaching of Craig Breslin and Kelly Coffey, as well as this group of boys being the initial group which participated in Central Marin’s U9 Academy, a development program for 7-8 year old players. “We’ve found that younger players soak up the skills and understanding of the game and enjoy learning quality soccer.”

The club’s president, Rick Williams, notes that both teams reflect the make-up of the Central Marin community. Its great to watch young players from different schools and different backgrounds come together to achieve something special together. It bodes well for our community’s future.

As this season winds down, the Club is already preparing for tryouts for next season. There is an Academy information and training session for any interested 8 and 9 year old players on February 9th at 3:30 at Marin Catholic High School. Tryouts for boys and girls 8-13 years of age are the weekends of February 23-24 and March 2-3. You can get more information and pictures of the teams at http://www.centralmarinsoccer.com, http://www.centralmarinsoccer.com/

The Marin Waves Track Club had some very strong performances at the Los Gatos Winter All-Comer Meet on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Nicole Bissey (13-14 Girls) finished 1st in the 800 meters (2:32) and 400 meters (1:05.49), and 2nd in the 200 meters (30.70). Annie Fogarty (13-14 Girls) was right with Nicole finishing 2nd in the 800 meters (2:35) and the 400 meters (1:08.36). Annie won the 200 meters finishing in 29.86. Nick Harris of the Waves also had a strong day finishing 1st in both the 800 (2:17) and 400 (59.76) meters.

Coach Daley Cort’s Drake Freshman Girls Basketball team finished with an overall record of 13-6, posting an 8-3 MCAL record, good for second place. Julia Hedelman, Alix Li Katz-Polowitz, and Annabel Vernon were awarded post-season recognition for distinguished student-athlete achievement for their accomplishments both on the court and in the classroom.

Zachary Gottesman places second in Snelling Bicycle Road Race on February 23, 2013. Zachary rides for Greenbrae’s Mellow Motors cycling team and is coached by San Anselmo’s Kelly Silberberg. The race was just over 26 miles in length and the battle between 2nd and 3rd place took place in the last ten feet of the race!

Marin Waves Track members Nicole Bissey (14) and Emily Carmona (9) had stand out performances at the February 23rd Winter All-Comer Meet in Los Gatos, CA. Nicole Bissey won the 800 meters (2:26.35) and 1500 meters (5:18) in her age group with near life time bests. Emily Carmona of the Waves won the 400 and 200 meters in her age group with personal best times of 1:14.4 and 33.55 respectively. Skye McCormick had a strong day with three personal best times (400m: 1:14.5, 60m: 9.75, 200m: 33.49), as well as Matthew Sanchez who finished the meet with two new personal best times (60m: 9.24, 200m: 32.12).

The Marin Waves Track & Field Club’s Spring Season is fast approaching! The Marin Waves Track Club Spring Season offers training in track and field events, speed development, and agility 3x per week as well as track & field meets each month. Private and small group sessions are also available. Go to marinwaves.com to register and for more details on practices, meets, and other Marin Waves Club information!